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Table 4.
Association of Patient Characteristics with Use of CAM Services During 2017/2018
Any CAM service Acupuncture Osteopathic Chiropractic PT/OT Massage Age (years) 19–26 ref ref ref ref ref ref 27–34 4.9 (4.1, 5.7) 3.4 (3.0, 3.9) 0.4 (0.1, 0.7) 0.9 (0.3, 1.5) 1.0 (0.4, 1.6) 2.5 (1.9, 3.1) 35–49 2.8 (2.0, 3.5) 3.1 (2.7, 3.5) 0.2 (0.0, 0.5) − 0.9 (− 1.4, − 0.3) 0.2 (− 0.4, 0.8) 1.6 (1.1, 2.2) 50–64 1.2 (0.4, 2.0) 2.6 (2.2, 3.1) 0.0 (− 0.2, 0.3) − 2.3 (− 2.9, − 1.7) − 0.1 (− 0.7, 0.5) 0.9 (0.3, 1.4) Female gender 4.3 (3.8, 4.8) 2.0 (1.7, 2.3) 0.8 (0.6, 0.9) 0.8 (0.4, 1.1) 1.6 (1.2, 1.9) 2.0 (1.7, 2.4) Race-ethnicity White ref ref ref ref ref ref AI/AN − 3.4 (− 5.1, − 1.7) − 0.8 (− 1.7, 0.2) − 0.3 (− 0.8, 0.3) − 2.0 (− 3.0, − 1.0) − 1.9 (− 3.1, − 0.6) − 1.7 (− 2.9, − 0.5) Asian/HI/PI 1.2 (− 0.5, 2.9) 2.4 (1.1, 3.6) − 0.5 (− 1.0, 0.1) − 2.1 (− 3.1, − 1.1) 1.5 (0.2, 2.8) − 0.1 (− 1.3, 1.1) Black − 8.4 (− 9.5, − 7.3) − 2.4 (− 3.0, − 1.8) − 1.6 (− 1.8, − 1.4) − 4.8 (− 5.4, − 4.2) − 1.4 (− 2.2, − 0.5) − 4.3 (− 5.1, − 3.6) Hispanic − 2.2 (− 3.2, − 1.2) − 0.9 (− 1.5, − 0.3) − 0.5 (− 0.8, − 0.2) − 1.8 (− 2.4, − 1.1) 0.2 (− 0.5, 1.0) − 0.5 (− 1.2, 0.3) Other/unknown 4.4 (3.6, 5.1) 1.5 (1.0, 2.0) 0.1 (− 0.2, 0.4) 1.5 (0.9, 2.0) 2.3 (1.7, 2.8) 1.9 (1.4, 2.5) Primary spoken language English ref ref ref ref ref ref Other 0.3 (− 1.0, 1.7) − 0.2 (− 1.0, 0.6) − 0.3 (− 0.7, 0.1) − 2.3 (− 3.1, − 1.5) 2.5 (1.4, 3.6) 0.8 (− 0.2, 1.8) Spanish − 5.1 (− 6.6, − 3.6) − 2.1 (− 2.9, − 1.2) − 0.7 (− 1.1, − 0.3) − 4.1 (− 4.9, − 3.3) − 0.9 (− 2.1, 0.4) − 1.4 (− 2.6, − 0.3) Calendar year 2018 3.1 (2.7, 3.4) 0.1 (− 0.1, 0.3) − 0.1 (− 0.2, 0.0) 3.2 (3.0, 3.4) 1.4 (1.1, 1.7) 2.6 (2.3, 2.9) Urban residence 6.5 (6.0, 6.9) 4.3 (4.0, 4.5) 0.6 (0.4, 0.8) 0.3 (0.0, 0.6) 2.6 (2.3, 3.0) 0.6 (0.2, 0.9) Model is adjusted for history of health conditions defined by the Chronic Illness & Disability Payment System (CDPS) including cardiovascular, pulmonary, skeletal and connective, nervous system, gastrointestinal, diabetes, metabolic, hematological, skin, eye, genital, renal, psychiatric, substance abuse, developmental disability, pregnancy, cerebrovascular, HIV/AIDs, and other infectious diseases.
AI/AN = American Indian/Alaska; Native,
HI/PI = Hawaiian/Pacific Islander;
PT/OT = physiotherapy/occupational therapy